Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. {Effeminacies}. [From {Effeminate}.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. --Milton.
effeminacy n : the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) [syn: {effeminateness}, {sissiness}, {womanishness}, {unmanliness}]